Fantasy PH Share League 2014

[hogansghost]

Evenin' gents.

I'll admit to being a bit of lurker and have just signed up :-)

Am planning a coffee-fuelled weekend, studying the papers...

Good luck all.

[northandy]

I'm just in. Let's see if I do any better than last time!

[fake7]

Thanks for seeting this up K.

I'm in as Randomdog on LSE

[ringram]

My plan.
£1k in 10 stocks. Based on the worst performing AIM 50 shares on the day.

[kiethton]

ringram said:

My plan.
£1k in 10 stocks. Based on the worst performing AIM 50 shares on the day.

Interesting, would you check them first to ensure that there wasn't a reason for the fall?

[ringram]

No. Im basing it on the fact that random selection has outperformed the pro's many times.
AIM shares are faster growing and being in the top 50 ensures a certain size.

Also see "Dogs of the ftse" for a similar bent http://www.moneyobserver.com/portfolio-ideas/dogs-...

and "Monkey with a pin" http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/artic...

Im making it mechanical because that removes any erroneous emotion. Plus Im not going to try and time the market. Just go all in asap.

Nice and passive then. Ill buy and hold for the year

[K12beano]

hogansghost said:

I'll admit to being a bit of lurker and have just signed up :-)

Am planning a coffee-fuelled weekend, studying the papers...

Good luck all.

+1

Going to give this a go - also signed up for the Hargreaves Lansdown prize fantasy league at http://www.hl.co.uk/the-big-deal

Remains to be seen that I'll make any wise decisions in 2014!

[kiethton]

and down I go...... -20 places today (so far...)

[B17NNS]

kiethton said:

and down I go...... -20 places today (so far...)

I've moved up one place

[jeff m2]

I appear to have used a blunt pin

[northandy]

Blimey, two picks today and both up on the day.... It's almost like I have some idea what I'm doing...

[briangriffin]

how do i find a list of companies? all i can find is a search and any companies i look for arent found. is it just uk companies?

[kiethton]

briangriffin said:

how do i find a list of companies? all i can find is a search and any companies i look for arent found. is it just uk companies?

Search for a company when you click the 'buy' option, just UK companies on the game unfortunately.

[B17NNS]

briangriffin said:

how do i find a list of companies? all i can find is a search and any companies i look for arent found. is it just uk companies?

You can play with any company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Each company has a code referred to as an EPIC (sometimes referred to as TIDM or ticker).

[jeff m2]

briangriffin said:

how do i find a list of companies? all i can find is a search and any companies i look for arent found. is it just uk companies?

http://www.ftse.com/Indices/UK_Indices/Constituents.jsp

It's not just UK companies, it's any company that wants to be listed in London. (and is accepted)

Many companies are listed on multiple exchanges and will usually have a different ticker for each bourse. So if you happen to be on an American web site it will show the US ticker.
You can often scroll down to find the ".L" or pick from a drop down menu.

If you post a company you have a problem with I'm sure some kind hearted soul will help.
Or maybe not

[K12beano]

jeff m2 said:

Or maybe not

Every bear for himself round these parts!

[B17NNS]

northandy said:

I'm just in. Let's see if I do any better than last time!

You seem to be doing rather well so far

[northandy]

B17NNS said:

You seem to be doing rather well so far

Cheeky CPP buy with half my money this morning

[northandy]

northandy said:

Cheeky CPP buy with half my money this morning

And out at the end of the day again. It's a share I hold for real but sadly today's gain wasn't a big number as it's a small holding I have and only broke even lunchtime today.

[GoneBananas]

northandy said:

northandy said:

Cheeky CPP buy with half my money this morning

And out at the end of the day again. It's a share I hold for real but sadly today's gain wasn't a big number as it's a small holding I have and only broke even lunchtime today.

Did you have any knowledge that this share was going to go boom or was it luck?